Client Side Virtualisation

Client Side Virtualisation

1. Purpose

   • test new OS or app
   • run software isolation
   • create snapshot of image
     • restore from image
   • test labs
   • multiple computing environments
   • systems for training

2. Hypervisor

   • Bare Metal
     • install directly on server's hardware
     • Type-1
       • VMware
   • Host-based
     • runs within OS - install after OS
     • Type-2
       • virtual box

3. Emulator Requirements

   • one device pretending to be another
   • specific hardware and processor requirements
   • mobile device hypervisors give devices ability to access corporate resources without having to manage each device individually

4. Security Requirements

   • antivirus software
     • for physical computer and the VM
   • restrict users from copying files and apps from desktop to VM
     • infected files
     • sensitive data copied
   • update and manage security patches
     • physical computer and VM
   • proper management of VMs installed
     • prevent data leakage
   • security measures in place isolate VMs from hypervisor

5. Network Requirements

   • virtual switches
     • VM communicate with host and systems outside
       • Private
         • communication between VM's on same physical host
         • private IP address
       • External
         • also communicate with external systems, outside physical host
       • Internal
         • also communicate with host system

6. Resource Requirements

   • OS support guest OS
   • enough RAM
   • Hard drive capabilities
   • CPU power
   • might need to be enabled in BIOS